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FISHING TEMPORARY SUSPENSION
FISHING TEMPORARY SUSPENSION
Fishing in the Goodnow Flow is prohibited May 17 - May 24, 2025. These dates will also be posted on the bulletin board. This prohibition applies to the Flow itself and does not include the Goodnow River (into or out of the Flow) or the Goodnow Pond.
Boating Safety Certificates
Boating Safety Certificates
Boating safety certificates are required for recreational boaters using motorized vessels, including personal watercraft. Operators of non-motorized boats, such as kayaks and canoes, are not required to have a boating safety certificate at this time.
Courses are available both in person and online so that you can choose the course the best fits your needs. You must be at least 10 years old to take a safe boating course.
To find an online or classroom course please visit NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation website.
New York State Annual Burn Ban. To learn more visit Open Burning - NYSDEC
IMPORTANT NOTICE(S) FROM THE GOODNOW FLOW ASSOCIATION:
March 2025
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS Pursuant to Article 40, Section 1650 of New York
State Vehicle & Traffic Law
The Town of Newcomb, Essex County New York, Highway Department advises that there will be a temporary closing of certain roads, on or about March 18, 2025 to any vehicle, with a gross weight of more than Twelve Thousand pounds (12,000 lbs. or 6 tons), as in past years.
Erection of proper signs will identify the specific roads. The exclusion shall remain in effect until the removal of the signs as directed by the Highway Superintendent.
All heavy-duty contractors, well drillers, haulers of concrete, sand, logs, lumber, gravel, crushed stone, blocks, fuel oil gasoline and similar items should take notice and arrange their work schedules accordingly. Cooperation during spring thawing will protect the public investment in our roads.
Clifford Demars
Superintendent of Highways
Town of Newcomb
5639 State Route 28N
Newcomb, N.Y. 12852
October 2024
The Lake level is now lowered. Have a great Winter Season and looking forward to boating again in the Spring / Summer
June 2024 - ongoing
Logging Operations:
Logging operations have begun along Bates Pond Road/Trail and will continue through October of this year. Our new landlord has provided us with the following restrictions regarding our access to this area. Please be diligent and very cautious when traversing this portion of our trail system.
There is no restriction on riding ATVs through the area, but stopping and lingering in the harvest area is discouraged.
If someone is near where active logging is underway, they should make the loggers aware of their presence.
Be aware and be considerate of truck traffic on the roads.
Gates will be left open during the day and locked at night.
Operations should be complete by early October.
No other logging operations for our land have been identified for the fall hunting season.
Thank you for your cooperation - GFA BOD
December 2023
Approved sale of the approximately 8000 acres of land we lease.
We have received notice that the sale of the lands we lease will close in January 2024. The new owner is identified as Sumitomo Forestry Group partnered with the domestic Fund Manager, Eastwood Forests LLC. The current land manager (F&W) is expected to be replaced by LandVest. Our current land manager indicates that they expect little if any change in how the property is managed. We have a new four-year lease on the land. We will provide updates as specific information is received.
November 2023
The manager for the land we lease, F&W, has notified our Association and all of the other clubs that lease land, that they have noticed that gates have been left open. The notice did not identify the specific gates, so they may not include any of our four gates. Nonetheless, F&W requested a reminder to all members to close and re-lock gates as we travel on the leased land.
I want to also note that one of our gates was recently incorrectly locked in a manner that prevented the next person from getting through. The padlock acts like a link in a chain with padlocks from other users, so please be careful how you reattach it.
The GFA has our locks on four gates: each end of the Cornell Road, Camp Three Road, and the Ord Falls Road. Happy Trails.
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